Railroad-tie.



I "D.V.BUGK.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED 113.9, 1914.

Patented my 19, 1914.

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Patented May 19, 1914;

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RAILRDAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12?, 3914s.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,535.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, DAVID V. Boon, a

' citizen ofthe United States, residing at New with depending Columbia, county of Union, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates torailroad ties and particularly to metallic ties.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved metallic tie equipped with means for securely holding the rails in position thereon.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a tie of the class mentioned of such construction as to permit of the same being quickly arranged in place on the roadbed and is readily removed therefrom without disturbing the superimposed rails or the ad jacent ties- A further object'of my invention is toprovide an improved metallic tic which will be of light Weight, simple of construction and equipped with means to prevent slipping of the-same from proper position after having been properly placed in the roadbed.

' A further object of my invention is to provide ametallic railway tie equipped with rail securing means of such construction that the rails may be readily secured thereto at the proper gagewithout the use of the usual or special instruments.

A further object of my invention is to provide a metallic tie with improved rail securing means of such construction as'to make accidental unfastcning (if the same practically impossible and attl ui same time of such simple constructiontliat the rail may be readily and quickly disconnected from the tie when it is desired to remove either the rail or the tie. l

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

lVith these objects in view my invention consists generally in a railyvay tic comprising a fiat plate of suflicicnt length and breadth provided on its longltudinal edges flanges and further equipped, intermediate its ends, 'with a transversely arranged depending flange Which flanges are adapted to be embedded in the ballast of the roadhed to prevent slipping of the tie. 1

My invention further consists in a lie comprising a flatmctal plate provided with depending longitudinal flanges frrther characterized by equipping the same with permanent rail. securing members rigidly secured thereto and adapted to engage th e respective rails upon the same or dorrespondlng sides and removable fastening devices adapted to engage the respective rails upon the opposite sides, whereby when said removable fasteningdeviccs are displ: cl d the tie may be moved by longitudinal movement from beneath the rails Without disturbing; v the same or the adjacent ties.

My invention further consists in the. int prov-ed rail fastening or devices and in various details of construction and arrangements of parts all will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which Figure l is a top plan view of a tie'including the rail securing means, embodying my invention in its preferred form, and illustrating sections of the rails secured in position, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie With the rails and removable fastening devices removed therefrom, Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the tie, rails, and fastening devices taken upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is tin end elevation of the same, Fig. 5 is an enilarged detail transverse sectidfnal view through one of the rails, and

the upper plate or body of the tie, and illustrating the red securing devices in elevation Figs. (3 and 7 are detail perspective views upon an enlarged scale of the members of the rembvn'ble fastenii'ig devices Fig. 8 'is a rear elevation of the modified fonn of one of the members of the fastening devices, and Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the sonic.

Referring now to the drawings 1 indi cates the tie which comprises a flat metaliic plate 2 of sufficient length and breadth to properly support upon the roadbed the. superimposed weights to which it is subjccterh and formed on its longitudinal edges with depending" Ranges 3. intermediate the ends of the tie l PIOSLlllLiil depending transversely positioned flange 4 which. when embedded in the ballast of the roadbcd, prevents creeping or slipping of the tiethereon. The llungc 4; may be secured to the tie in ion any referred manner. As shown in the drawings it comprises a section of angle bar riveted to the body or plate 2.

Fixed to the upper face of the tie 1 are the permanent rail securing members 5 which are. arranged apnrt a distance equal to the gage at which it"is desired to lay the rails. These members each comprise a beset by which it. is secured to the tie as by rivets 6 and an inclined p n'tio1i or tongue 5 which engages over the flange of the rail. The two members 5 are similarly positioned upon the tie so as to engage the two rails-upon the same or corresponding sides, so that, when the removable fastening devices, described hereinafter, are displaced, the tie may be readily niovcd longitudinally of the same from beneath the rails without disturbing the latter or the adjacent ties.

Adjacent the members 5 and spaced from the base 5 thereof a distance substantially the width of the flange of the rails, the body 2 of the tie isprbvided with apertures 7 to receive the removable rail securing devices. These devices con'iprise generally a gib 8, and a key 9 and a cotter pin 10. The gib comprises a body or shank l1 and a tongue or flange adapted to engage over the flange of the rail when the shank is p 0si tioned within the aperture 7. The shank 11 is of a width to fit snugly within the aperture 7 and is provided at its lower end with laterally oil set portions or lugs 13 which engage under the plate 2 adjacent the aperture and with a third lug let adapted to engage under the portion of the plate 2 be-- neath the rail flange as shown clearly in Fig. 5. To facilitate insertlng the g1b within the aperture 7 the portion of said aperture farthest removed from the rail is enlarged transversely as at 7 to permit the lugs 13 to pass readily therethrough. After the lugs pass through the portion 7 of the aperture the gib is removed into the narrower portion of the aperture adjaccnt the rail thereby positioning the lugs 13 and 14: beneath the adjacent portions of the plate 2 as above mentioned. The under face of the tongue or flange 12 is upwardly inclined to conform to the usual taper or inclination of the rail flange and the distance between the usuler Fa e of said tongue and the upper face oi the lugs 13 and let is so proportioned as to wedge the flange and adjacent portion oi the tidhmly between them, and in order to prevent the gib from reaching the end of the aperture 7 before securely clamping the rail to the tie said aperture is arranged to extend a slight distance beneath the flange as clearly illustrated in Fig. The body or shank ll of the gib is preferably slightly tapered with the thicker portion at the lower end for a purpose which will appear hereinafter.

The key comprises a body or shank 15,

t0 the tie. The outer face of the gib is pro vided with a horizontal or transverse groove 18 and the adjacent face of the key, with a lurality' of corresponding grooves 19. hen the key is driven sufficiently to cause the gib to properly clamp the rail, and one of the grooves 19 is brought into registry with the groove 18, the cotter pin 10 is inserted through the opening formed thereby and securely locks the members against accidental displacement particularly if the ends 10 of the cotter'pm are turned in the usual manner. The head 16 affords an extended surface to receive the blows of the instrument for driving the key and also affords means for engaging a crow bar or the like thereunder for removmg the key. 1 Ifpreferred, the gib including the tongue 12 may be made the full width of the key or of the portion 7 of the aperture and the lateral edges thereof notched as indicated at 20 in Fig. 7 to receive the portion of the plate adjacent the aperture 7 and to form the lugs 13 which engage thereunder,- or the entire gib with the exception of the lugs 13 may be formed of a w1dt-h equal to that of the aperture 7 as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

The tongue 5 of the fixed locking members and the tongue 12 of the removable ldcking members extend. well up upon the 0p osite flanges of the railor adjacent the we so as to more. securely hold the rail in position. The manner of assembling the parts and disjoining the same will be clear from the foregoing description. I claim: 1. A tie com rising a hollow body 01'- tion and provi ed with an upper sur ace adapted to support/traction rails, similarly' disposed clamps secured upon said tie adjacent the'opposite ends thereof and adapted to engage over one of the base flanges of each of the traction rails, said up 1' surface being provided with openings a jacent the opposite baseflange and extending partly thereunder, said openings being wi ened at their outer ends to form key ways, gibs of substantiall ,thesame width as the widened ends of sai openings and "rovided at their medial portions with note as .to permit of their sliding therein said narrower portions of the opening, the rear walls of said gibs being inclinedinwardly in an upward direction and provided adjacent their upper ends tions with outwardl said tie, keys adapted to slide within said key ways and provided upon their rear porextending inclined faces, the said incline faces being provided with a plurality of transverse grooves, and pins adapted to be inserted within the openings formed when thegrooves of said gibe and key are in register, substantially as described. r

2. A hollow tie provided adjacent the opposite ends of its upper surface with similarly disposed clamps adapted to engage over theinner and outer base flanges of the opposite rails respectivel of a railroad track, angular slots provi ed in said upper surface extending partly under and beyond the outer edges of the op osite base flanges of said rails, said slots eing widened at their outer extremities to form key ways,

gibs provided adjacent their lower ends with oppositely disposed lugs adapted too-be admitted to said narrower portions of the slots through said key wa s, lugs upon the forward vertical faces 0 said gibs adjacent the lower ends thereof for engagement with the under face of said upper surface when in position, the rear vertical wall of said gibs eing: inclined inwardly in an upward direction and provided with transverse grooves adjacent t eir upper end, keys adapted'to-be inserted within said key ways and provided with their rear faces with. outwardly extending portions provided with downwardly inclined faces adapted to engage the adjacent faces of said gibs, each of said keys provided with a series of transverse grooves, and cotter P1118 adapted to be inserted within the openings formed when the grooves of said gibs, and keys are in register, substare tially as described.

3'. A hollow tie provided'adjacent the-Kopposite ends of its upper surface with sirnilarly disposed clamps adapted to engage overIthe inner and outer base flangesrespectively of the o posite rails of a railroad track, angular slots provided in said upper surface extending partly under and beyond the edges of the opposite base flanges of said rails, said slots beln widened at theirouter extremities to form ey ways, gibsprovided at their upper ends with inwar ly extending portions adapted to engage over the said 0pposite base flanges and with grooves in their sides to permit of their sliding within the narrow portions of said slots, lugs upon the forward faces of said gibs adjacent the lower ends thereof for engagement with the under surface of said tie and the opposite vertical face of said gibs being inclined inwardl in an upward direction, kc s provided at their, upper ends with heads a apted to be inserted within said key wa s and provided 11 on their rear faces wit outwardly exten mg downwardly inclined portions adapted to engage the inclined rear faces ofsaid gibs when in position transverse grooves in the adjacent inclined faces of said gibs and keys, and pins adapted to be inserted within the opening formed when said grooves are in register, substantially as described. a

, In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID. v. BUCK. Witnesses BENJAMIN G'. Horrmn, T. W. Bos'risn.

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